Newsflash: The price of gas is high right now.  Inordinate, in fact.  The price is four times what it was five years ago in some places.  With the summer looming, the news just keeps getting worse.

The price of gas results in rising prices in other goods, such as food.  With increased shipping costs, the cause and effect reasoning is office.  With all this in mind, there are ways to get by when gas prices are so high, but then there are also bad ideas.

1. Stealing cars

Yes, it’s tempting.  The main reason stealing cars is so tempting this time of year is gas.  If the dude just filled up his car, you could drive cross-state for free. Unfortunately, stealing cars is illegal if you get caught.  So don’t get caught.

2. Drinking gas

If you drink gasoline, logic says that you will also urinate it.  How great an idea is that?  You could literally fuel your car!  Talk about saving money.  But this is a double-edged sword, as gasoline is also toxic.

3. Placing your car in a tub of gas

The reasoning for this goes back to the 14th century.  Back in those days, dehydrated individuals would often jump in a lake to get rehydrated.  Then why couldn’t we use that same logic with fueling our cars?  Speaking from experience, it just doesn’t work.